The ‘highly knowledgeable’ competition group at Simpson Grierson provides a full suite of competition law and market regulation services to its diverse roster of clients. The team regularly assists corporate clients to obtain Commerce Commission clearances and authorisations for acquisitions, structuring joint ventures and other industry arrangements. James Craig is an ’incredibly safe pair of hands’ when representing clients in clearance applications and has been praised for his ‘commercial pragmatism’. A litany of clients turn to Nina Blomfield for assistance on Commerce Commission clearance matters. Associate Elsie Stone is praised for her ’excellent grasp of both competition issues and commercial realities’. Anne Callinan has left the firm to join the Commerce Commission.
Testimonials
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‘James Craig and his team at Simpson Grierson are a highly knowledgeable and effective unit who never fail to deliver.'
'Their knowledge of, and working relationships with, staff (including current trends and practices) at the Commerce Commission is invaluable.’
Key clients
- Livestock Improvement Corporation
- OMV New Zealand limited
Work highlights
- Acting for Macquarie Asset Management and Two Degrees Network Limited in relation to the successful clearance application by Connexa Limited to acquire all of Two Degrees Network Limited’s passive mobile infrastructure assets.
- Acted for Vocus in its successful application for clearance to acquire Two Degrees Group Limited.